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10 - 29 NOVEMBER PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY BRITISHFILMFEST BRITISHFILMFESTIVAL.COM.AU
WELCOME
T he British Film Festival presented by Palace returns in 2020 for
its seventh year with a standout selection of films from the
British Isles.
The line-up features 22 films, including some of the most anticipated
British cinema of the year – from powerful true stories and literary
adaptations to comedies and documentaries.
Opening with hilarious comedy Blithe Spirit, based on legendary
playwright Noel Coward's 1941 play, and including 18 Australian
premieres, this year’s selection stars some of Britain’s best known
and beloved stars and highlights the stories and creative power of
women.
The Festival features two vibrant music documentaries, Rockfield:
The Studio on the Farm and White Riot, as well as three retrospective
films, all screening in glorious 4K restorations: The Elephant Man and
Flash Gordon, both celebrating their 40th anniversary, and The
Ladykillers, celebrating its 65th anniversary.
We wish you a truly entertaining cinema and festival experience!
Enjoy,
Kim Petalas – Programming Director - Palace Cinemas
Please note: Festival locations will adhere to social distancing measures that apply
to their city and cinemas will not be full due to capacity limits and staggered
sessions. All venues undertake a full cleaning regime. Activities encouraging crowds
to congregate will not occur, such as afterparties, and please allow ample time to
visit the bar prior to your session to prevent crowding.
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CONTENTS
Welcome 2 SESSIONS AND TICKETING
Sponsors 2 SYDNEY
Ticket Information 29
OPENING NIGHT Session Times 30-32
Blithe Spirit 4-5
BYRON BAY
4K RESTORATIONS Ticket Information 29
The Elephant Man 7 Session Times 33
Flash Gordon 8
The Ladykillers 9 MELBOURNE
Ticket Information 29
OFFICIAL SELECTION Session Times 35-39
A Bump Along the Way 10
A Call to Spy 11 BRISBANE
A Gift From Bob 12 Ticket Information 40
Ammonite 13 Session Times 41-42
Days of the
Bagnold Summer 14 CANBERRA
Fanny Lye Deliver’d 15 Ticket Information 43
Kat and the Band 16 Session Times 44
Misbehaviour 17
Six Minutes to Midnight 18 ADELAIDE
Starfish 19 Ticket Information 45
Summerland 20 Session Times 46-47
The More You Ignore Me 21
The Nest 22 PERTH
The Racer 23 Ticket Information 48
The Warrior Queen Session Times 49-51
of Jhansi 24
Then Came You 25
MUSIC DOCUMENTARIES
Rockfield:
The Studio on the Farm 26
White Riot 27
10 - 29 NOVEMBER
SYD BYR MEL BRI CAN ADE PER
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OPENING NIGHT
Australian Premiere
BLITHE SPIRIT
A riotous reimagining of Noël Coward’s
classic comedy from director Edward
Hall, Blithe Spirit tells the story of a love
DIRECTOR
Edward Hall
CAST
that just won’t die.
Dan Stevens
Best-selling crime novelist Charles (Dan Isla Fisher
Stevens, Downton Abbey) is suffering from Dame Judi Dench
Leslie Mann
terrible writer's block amidst a looming
deadline for his first screenplay. His picture-
2020 | 95 min | CTC
perfect new wife Ruth (Isla Fisher, Comedy
Confessions of a Shopaholic) is doing her United Kingdom
best to keep him focused in the hope of
fulfilling her dream of leaving London for
Hollywood. “Judi Dench's
Charles' quest for inspiration leads him to funniest film
invite the eccentric mystic Madame Acarti in years.”
(Dame Judi Dench in her funniest role in The Telegraph
years) to perform a séance in his home, but
he gets more than he bargained for when
Madame Acarti accidentally summons the
spirit of his deceased first wife: the brilliant
and fiery Elvira (Leslie Mann, This Is 40).
Shocked to discover the prim and proper
Ruth is now married to her husband, the
determined Elvira embarks on a mission.
Charles finds himself stuck between his two
wives in an increasingly comical and deadly
love triangle in this lethally hilarious comedy.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Mill Valley Film Festival 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION: San Diego Interntional Film Festival 2020
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OPENING NIGHT RECEPTIONS
Join us at the Australian premiere screenings of the riotous
reimagining of Noël Coward’s classic comedy Blithe Spirit.
TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER
VENUE DETAILS
This year we will have staggered session times to ensure social
distancing measures can be adhered to. All sessions will start at
the advertised session time so please arrive early. Please note,
there is no afterparty. Events may vary in different cities due to
the different levels of restrictions.
OPENING RECEPTIONS
PRESENTED BY BULLDOG LONDON DRY GIN
Enjoy a Bulldog London Dry Enjoy a Bulldog London Dry
Gin & Tonic, a British themed Gin & Tonic, pork pies by the
choctop and live music at the Yorkshireman's Pie Bakery,
following sessions: and live music at the following
sessions:
SYDNEY
Palace Norton Street PERTH
6.30pm arrivals for 7.00pm film Luna Leederville
7.00pm arrivals for 7.30pm film 6.30pm arrivals for 7.00pm film
Music by Swing Shift Big Band
MELBOURNE
Palace Cinema Como Luna on SX
6.30pm arrivals for 7.00pm film 6.30pm arrivals for 7.00pm film
Music by The Dušan Cuculoski
ADELAIDE Trio
Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas
6.30pm arrivals for 7.00pm film Windsor Cinema
6.30pm arrivals for 7.00pm film
CANBERRA Music by WAYJO
Palace Electric Cinemas
6.30pm arrivals for 7.00pm film
7.00pm arrivals for 7.30pm film
BRISBANE
Palace Barracks
6.30pm arrivals for 7.00pm film
7.00pm arrivals for 7.30pm film
TICKETS
BYRON BAY Members* $30
Palace Byron Bay General Admission $35
7.00pm arrivals for 7.30pm film
*Palace Movie Club, Luna
PERTH
Privilege Card, Palace Nova
Palace Raine Square Premium Club
7.00pm arrivals for 7:30pm film
Ticket sales have been capped due to limited auditorium and foyer
capacities. Please secure your tickets early to avoid disappointment as
sessions will sell out in advance. Selected venues will screen the film
only - see session times pages for more details.
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4K RESTORATIONS
THE ELEPHANT MAN
C elebrating the 40th anniversary of its
release, award-winning historical drama
The Elephant Man is an unforgettable story
DIRECTOR
David Lynch
CAST
of dignity and survival in late 19th century
John Hurt
London.
Sir Anthony Hopkins
John Merrick (John Hurt, in intricate Anne Bancroft
prosthetics) is the ‘Elephant Man’, a man John Gielgud
spurned by society because of the Wendy Hiller
disfiguring disabilities he was born with
and forced into circus sideshows to make a 1980 | 124 min | M
Historical drama
living. Rescued by well-meaning surgeon
United Kingdom, USA
Frederick Treves (Sir Anthony Hopkins), he
tries to escape a life of prejudice and
cruelty as he attempts to fit into a world
ruled by Victorian sensibilities. Yet, as the
“Four decades on,
two men spend more time together, John Hurt’s
Merrick reveals himself to be a person of performance gives
kindness, intelligence and sophistication. this biopic a
Aesthetically shot in black and white, The poignancy that
Elephant Man boasts a stellar supporting marks it apart
cast including Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, from the rest of
and Wendy Hiller. Presented in a stunning
4K restoration, with both picture and sound director’s work.”
overseen by one-of-a-kind auteur David The Guardian
Lynch (Eraserhead 1977, Mulholland Drive
2001), The Elephant Man is a high-brow pe-
riod drama nominated for eight Academy
Awards that cemented Lynch’s reputation
as one of world’s most visionary talents.
WINNER: Best Actor, Best Film, Best Production Design, BAFTA Awards 1981
WINNER: Best Foreign Film, César Awards 1982
NOMINATED: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Costume Design,
Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Screenplay Based on Material from
Another Medium, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Academy Awards 1981
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4K RESTORATIONS
FLASH GORDON
C elebrating the 40th anniversary of its
release, classic cult sci-fi adventure
Flash Gordon follows a football player and
DIRECTOR
Mike Hodges
CAST
his friends fighting to save planet earth.
Sam J. Jones
When the Earth experiences a series of Melody Anderson
attacks from outer space, Flash Gordon Max von Sydow
(Sam J. Jones), a football hero, is zapped
with his beautiful companion Dale (Melody 1980 | 111 min | M
Action, Adventure,
Anderson) from Dr. Hans Zarkov's (Topol)
Sci-Fi
rocket ship to the planet Mongo, ruled by
United Kingdom,
Emperor Ming the Merciless (Oscar nominee The Netherlands, USA
Max von Sydow). In an attempt to put an
end to the evil Ming’s plans to destroy
the Earth with unnatural disasters, Flash
battles Ming’s goons and must avoid the
“Mike Hodges’
amorous advances of the luscious Space vintage intergalactic
Princess Aura. With the help of Prince Barin fable delivers
(Timothy Dalton) and Prince Vultan (Brian mayhem, madness
Blessed), Flash Gordon takes the Ming
empire by storm.
and eye-frazzling
colour.”
With a rocking soundtrack composed, The Guardian
performed and produced by Queen, Flash
Gordon is a vibrant space opera adapted
from the 1930s comic strip, and now re-
released in a brand new 4K restoration
approved by acclaimed British director
Mike Hodges.
NOMINATED: Best Costume Design, Best Production Design/Art Direction,
Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music, BAFTA Awards 1981.
NOMINATED: Best Science Fiction Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Costumes,
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films USA 1981.
NOMINATED: Best Cinematography Award, British Society of
Cinematographers 1980
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THE LADYKILLERS
C elebrating its 65th anniversary, The
Ladykillers is released for the first time
in a sublime 4K restoration, showcasing
DIRECTOR
Alexander Mackendrick
CAST
the classic comedy in its full glory with
Sir Alec Guinness
Technicolor.
Peter Sellers
One of Britain’s most brilliant and versatile Cecil Parker
actors Sir Alec Guinness plays Professor
Marcus, who claiming to be a classical 1955 | 91 min | M
musician and academic, rents a London flat Comedy, Crime
United Kingdom
on a cul-de-sac from a sweet octogenarian
lady (a BAFTA winning Katie Johnson). He
tells her that, from time to time, several other
musicians will visit in order to rehearse. “This is one of the
best of the Ealing
In truth, the sinister Professor can't play a
note and nor can his visitors: he is a criminal
comedies.”
mastermind, holding court over his gang of Empire
eccentric thieves, including the likes of
punkish Harry (Peter Sellers), the unsmiling,
homicidal Louis (Herbert Lom), punch-
drunk ex-boxer One-Round (Danny Green)
and the cowardly poseur Major Courtney
(Cecil Parker). Using the rented flat as
headquarters, the gang of seedy social
misfits led by Professor Marcus conceive a
daring 60,000-pound robbery at King’s
Cross St Pancras station.
Director Alexander Mackendrick delivers
a classic British caper that beautifully
captures London’s decaying Victorian
splendour, with sweetness and comic horror
in equal measure.
WINNER: Best British Actress, Best British Screenplay, BAFTA Awards 1956
NOMINATED: Best Writing, Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards 1957
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Australian Premiere
A BUMP ALONG THE WAY
A charming Irish crowd-pleaser from
an all-female creative team, A Bump
Along the Way explores the tumultuous
DIRECTOR
Shelly Love
CAST
relationship between a single mother and
Bronagh Gallagher
her teenage daughter.
Lola Petticrew
Set in Derry, Northern Ireland, A Bump Mary Moulds
Andy Doherty
Along the Way tells the story of fun-
loving, 44-year-old single mum Pamela
2019 | 95 min | CTC
(Bronagh Gallagher, The Personal History Comedy, Drama
of David Copperfield BFF19) who falls United Kingdom
pregnant after a boozy one-night-stand
with a man half her age, much to the shame
of her buttoned-up teenage daughter “90 minutes of
Allegra (rising star Lola Petticrew) who
disapproves of her carefree lifestyle.
laugh-out-loud
scenes are
As Pamela deals with her unexpected guaranteed.”
pregnancy and the growing pains of the Cineuropa
disgruntled Allegra, their fragile relation-
ship becomes strained, yet the challenges
they both face ultimately bring mother and
daughter to a better understanding of
themselves and each other.
The talented Bronagh Gallagher delivers a
poignant performance in Shelly Love’s
comedy of clashing sensibility. Tackling
difficult topics with humour, A Bump Along
the Way is a heartfelt film that champions
women and delves into their complexities.
WINNER: Best First Feature, Bingham Ray New Talent Award, Galway Film
Fleadh 2019
NOMINATED: Discovery Award, British Independent Film Awards 2019
10Australian Premiere
A CALL TO SPY
A gripping historical drama inspired
by true stories, A Call to Spy follows
three unsung female WWII heroes who put
DIRECTOR
Lydia Dean Pilcher
CAST
their lives on the line to fight for freedom.
Sarah Megan Thomas
At the dawn of World War II with Britain Stana Katic
becoming desperate, Winston Churchil Radhika Apte
orders his new spy agency, the Special
2019 | 123 min | CTC
Operations Executive (SOE), to recruit and
Drama, Thriller
train women as spies. Their daunting USA
mission: conduct sabotage and build a
resistance. SOE's ‘spymistress’ Vera Atkins
(Stana Katic), later the inspiration for Ian “An important,
Fleming’s Miss Moneypenny in the James
Bond franchise, was the chief recruiter for
compelling story
this secret army. that had to be told.”
Film Threat
Vera Atkins selects two unusual candidates:
Virginia Hall (Sarah Megan Thomas), an am-
bitious American journalist with a wooden
leg, and Noor Inayat Khan (Radhika Atpe),
a wireless officer of Indian descent and
avowed pacifist. Together, these women
work to undermine the Nazi regime in
France, leaving an unmistakable legacy in
their wake.
The feature directorial debut of Oscar-
nominated documentary producer Lydia
Dean Pilcher, A Call to Spy puts women in
the spotlight, telling of the personal sacrifice
of courageous individuals.
WINNER: Best Female-Directed Narrative Feature, Audience Award, Whistler
Film Festival 2019
WINNER: ADL Stand Up Award, Santa Barbara International film Festival 2020
11Australian Premiere
A GIFT FROM BOB
A heart-warming tale of friendship,
A Gift From Bob is a Christmas-
themed follow-up to 2016 crowd-pleaser A
DIRECTOR
Charles Martin Smith
CAST
Street Cat Named Bob.
Luke Treadaway
Based on the book by former Big Issue Anna Wilson-Jones
seller James Bowen, the first film told the
story of how a stray ginger cat changed the 2020 | 90 min | CTC
Drama
life of James (Luke Treadaway, reprising his
United Kingdom
role from the first film), a homeless London
street musician and recovering drug addict,
beginning a friendship which transformed
both their lives.
“An uplifting
true-life story.”
A Gift From Bob sees James looking back ScreenDaily
at the last Christmas he and Bob spent
scraping a living on the streets in London.
As they spend a cold and challenging
December on the streets, James draws
strength and inspiration from Bob, his
friendship helping him get through tough
times.
Directed by Charles Martin Smith (Dolphin
Tale, A Dog’s Way Home), A Gift From Bob
is a delightful story about how a stray cat
helped a man learn the true meaning of
Christmas.
12Australian Premiere
AMMONITE
I n 1840s England, acclaimed but
overlooked palaeontology pioneer
Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) works alone on
DIRECTOR
Francis Lee
CAST
the rugged and brutal Southern English
Kate Winslet
coastline. With the days of her famed
Saoirse Ronan
discoveries behind her, she now searches Gemma Jones
for common fossils to sell to tourists to James McArdle
support herself and her ailing mother.
When a wealthy tourist, Roderick Murchison, 2020 | 136 min | CTC
arrives on the first leg of a European tour Drama, Romance
he entrusts Mary with the care of his wife UK, Australia, USA
Charlotte Murchison (Saoirse Ronan), who
is recuperating from a personal tragedy.
“Ammonite will fill
Mary, whose life is a daily struggle on the
poverty line, cannot afford to turn him
you with longing.”
down. Proud and relentlessly passionate Vanity Fair
about her work, Mary initially clashes with
her unwelcome guest. Yet, despite the
distance between their social class and
personalities, an intense bond begins to
develop, compelling the two women to
determine the true nature of their relation-
ship, altering the course of both lives
irrevocably.
An absorbing drama filled with 19th
Century yearning, Ammonite is Francis
Lee’s second film after his impressive multi-
award winning debut God’s Own Country
(2017).
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Cannes Film Festival 2020
13Australian Premiere
DAYS OF THE BAGNOLD SUMMER
A funny and charming directorial
debut from The Inbetweeners acting
star Simon Bird, Days of the Bagnold
DIRECTOR
Simon Bird
CAST
Summer follows the idle summer of a
Earl Cave
mother and her teenage son.
Monica Dolan
Gangly fifteen-year-old Daniel Bagnold Rob Brydon
Tamsin Greig
(Earl Cave) lives with his divorced mother
Alice Lowe
Sue (Monica Dolan, Official Secrets BFF19)
in an English suburb. Daniel, who would
2019 | 86 min | M
rather listen to Metallica than his librarian Comedy
mother, can’t wait to spend his summer United Kingdom
holiday with his father and his father’s new
wife in Florida. When the trip is cancelled,
Daniel and Sue, who have a strained “Thoroughly
relationship, face six long weeks together
in the dull British suburbia.
sweet-natured,
charming and
Boasting a supporting cast including Rob unassuming
Brydon (Swimming with Men BFF18), Alice British film.”
Lowe and Tamsin Greig, Days of the
The Guardian
Bagnold Summer paints a sympathetic
portrait of single motherhood and is driven
by excellent lead performances from Dolan
and Cave. Adapted from Joff Winterhart's
graphic novel of the same name and with a
soundtrack by Scottish rock band Belle &
Sebastian, Days of the Bagnold Summer is
a sweet coming-of-age tale about the
relationship between a mother and son.
NOMINATED: Best Debut Screenwriter, British Independent Film Awards 2019
NOMINATED: Variety Piazza Grande Award, Locarno International Film Festival 2019
14Australian Premiere
FANNY LYE DELIVER'D
I n the aftermath of the English
Civil War, a devout Puritan family’s
existence on an isolated farm in Shropshire
DIRECTOR
Thomas Clay
CAST
is disrupted by an unexpected arrival.
Maxine Peake
It is 1657, during Oliver Cromwell’s reign, and Charles Dance
Fanny Lye (Maxine Peake, Peterloo BFF18) Freddie Fox
Tanya Reynolds
lives a modest existence with her husband
John (Charles Dance, Game of Thrones, The
2019 | 112 min | CTC
Imitation Game) and son Arthur. With John Historical Drama,
injured after the Civil War, Fanny is respon- Thriller, Horror
sible for the farm duties and has learned to UK, Germany
suppress her natural intelligence in her
marriage to a domineering man.
Returning from church one morning, the
“Beautifully
family is astonished to find two naked rendering the
runaways on their property: the bruised England of four
Thomas (Freddie Fox) and Rebecca (Tanya centuries past.”
Reynolds). They claim to have been robbed Cineuropa
by highwaymen and beg for shelter.
Although suspicious, John allows them to
stay, but rumours emerge that the couple
is wanted by the authorities for subversive
preaching and Fanny begins to question
everything.
A gripping folk-horror thriller evoking the
western and melodrama, director Thomas
Clay’s third feature Fanny Lye Deliver’d is a
potent brew of sex, violence and political
radicalism, featuring a fierce lead perform-
ance from Maxine Peake.
NOMINATED: Best Film, London Film Festival 2019
NOMINATED: Dragon Award, Göteborg Film Festival 2020
15Australian Premiere
KAT AND THE BAND
A music-fueled coming-of-age tale,
Kat and the Band follows music-
obsessed Kat Malone (Ella Hunt), a teenage
DIRECTOR
E.E. Hegarty
CAST
girl with big dreams. Kat longs to be a
Ella Hunt
professional band manager. With a conta-
Dougie Poynter
gious energy, she succeeds in persuading Katherine Kelly
struggling indie pop group ‘Dollar Days’ Rufus Hound
and its bassist (Dougie Poynter) to take a
chance on her as their manager. But there 2020 | 92 min | PG
is one important detail she is not telling Comedy, Music
them: she is only 17 and still at school. United Kingdom
Featuring an excellent performance from
BAFTA nominee Ella Hunt (Anna and the “A perfect feel-good
Apocalypse BFF18), who is joined by
McFly/McBusted pop sensation Dougie
film with a killer
Poynter, in his first major acting role, Kat soundtrack, Kat
and the Band also stars English soap and the Band is
actress Katherine Kelly (Mr Selfridge, exactly the soothing
Happy Valley) and comedian Rufus Hound.
balm that the world
Punctuated by a catchy soundtrack from needs right now.”
indie music favourites Some Velvet Morning The Hollywood News
and a special appearance from Badly Drawn
Boy, this is an entertaining adventure into
London’s youth culture and music scene. A
feel-good film celebrating the power of
pursing your dreams, Kat and the Band
fizzes with inspiring positivity.
16Australian Premiere
MISBEHAVIOUR
B ased on the bizarre true story of the
protest-blighted 1970 Miss World
contest, Misbehaviour is a charming feminist
DIRECTOR
Philippa Lowthorpe
CAST
comedy from BAFTA award-winning director
Keira Knightley
Philippa Lowthorpe, starring Keira Knightley.
Jessie Buckley
In 1970, the Miss World competition took Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Keeley Hawes
place in London, hosted by US comedy
legend, Bob Hope (Greg Kinnear). At the
2020 | 106 min | CTC
time, Miss World was the most-watched TV Drama, Comedy
show on the planet with over 100 million United Kingdom
viewers.
Claiming that beauty competitions
demeaned women, the activists Sally
“Charming!”
The Guardian
Alexander (Keira Knightley) and Jo Robinson
(Jessie Buckley) from the newly formed
Women’s Liberation Movement, achieved
overnight fame by invading the stage
and disrupting the live broadcast of the
competition. Not only that, when the show
resumed, the result caused uproar: the
winner was not the Swedish favourite but
Miss Grenada, Jennifer Hosten (Gugu
Mbatha-Raw), the first black woman to be
crowned Miss World.
A cheery film in the vein of Made in
Dagenham, Lowthorpe’s Misbehaviour tells
the tale of a pioneering protest, in which
a global audience had witnessed the
patriarchy driven from the stage and the
Western ideal of beauty turned on its head.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Zurich Film Festival 2020
17Australian Premiere
SIX MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT
I n the summer of 1939, school teacher
Thomas Miller (Eddie Izzard) takes
a last minute role teaching English at
DIRECTOR
Andy Goddard
CAST
the Augusta-Victoria College, Bexhill-on-
Dame Judi Dench
Sea, a finishing school on the south coast
Eddie Izzard
of England. Despite the political storm James D'Arcy
clouds forming across Europe, daughters of Jim Broadbent
influential families in Nazi Germany learn Carla Juri
deportment, Shakespeare and how to be
faithful members of Hitler’s League of 2020 | 99 min | CTC
German Girls. Thriller, Drama, War
United Kingdom
Under the watchful eye of their head-
mistress Miss Rocholl (Dame Judi Dench),
and her devout assistant Ilse Keller (Carla “An astonishing
Juri, Blade Runner 2049), the girls practice
their English and learn how to represent the
real-life tale with
ideal of German womanhood. With a new a legendary cast.”
world war imminent and a fog of resent- ScreenDaily
ment surrounding their presence, youth’s
summer is running out for the girls...and for
everyone.
When the body of a former teacher is
discovered, it triggers a sequence of deadly
events where the girls and Miss Rocholl
discover a world where loyalty is more
important than truth. An astonishing real-
life tale Six Minutes to Midnight sees the
very best in British screen craft allied with
the brightest young acting talent from
Europe and will have you on the edge of
your seat.
18Australian Premiere
STARFISH
A n incredible story of disease and
domestic struggle, Starfish tells the
story of a couple whose love is tested to its
DIRECTOR
Bill Clark
CAST
limit after their perfect life falls apart.
Joanne Froggatt
Based on the tragic true story of Tom Ray Tom Riley
from Rutland, Tom (Tom Riley) lives an Michele Dotrice
‘ordinary’ life; he is a writer, a doting stay-
2016 | 95 min | CTC
at-home father to his daughter Grace (Ellie
Drama, Biography
Copping) and loving husband to his United Kingdom, UAE
pregnant wife Nicola (Joanne Froggatt,
Downton Abbey). When Tom is suddenly
struck down by the rare and debilitating “Two compelling
disease sepsis, the family’s ordinary world
is turned upside down.
central performances
and a direct
Tom survives the life-threatening condition, approach make
but loses his hands, lower legs and part of
his face to sepsis and after waking up from
Starfish one of
a coma as an amputee, day-to-day life for the most affecting
Tom, Nicola and their children becomes British films of
an unimaginable struggle. Exploring the the year.”
physical and psychological impact on Tom
Movie Review World
and his family, writer/director Bill Clark
delivers a compassionate tale of hardship
and survival.
A raw and emotional journey, Starfish is a
sophisticated drama about the power of
hope and unconditional love.
NOMINATED: The Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film, Edinburgh
International Film Festival 2016
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Busan International Film Festival 2016
19Australian Premiere
SUMMERLAND
A touching war drama about the
endurance of love in trying times,
Gemma Arterton stars in Summerland, a
DIRECTOR
Jessica Swale
CAST
tale of compassion and womanhood.
Gemma Arterton
Alice (Gemma Arterton, Vita and Virginia Gugu Mbatha-Raw
BFF18) is a reclusive writer, resigned to a Penelope Wilton
Sir Tom Courtenay
solitary life on the seaside cliffs of Southern
England while World War II rages across
2020 | 99 min | CTC
the channel. A workaholic who researches Drama, Romance, War
the natural explanations for mythical United Kingdom
phenomena, Alice’s life is upended one day
when she opens her front door and is
forced to take in a young London Blitz “What a lovely,
evacuee named Frank. Despite initially
resolving to get rid of the boy, it's not long
hopeful and rather
before Alice realises that they have more in magical movie.”
common in their pasts than she had The Guardian
assumed. Inevitably a bond grows between
the pair and Frank rekindles long
suppressed feelings of affection in Alice.
Alternating between the 1970s, 1940s
and 1920s, and featuring Gugu Mbatha-
Raw, two time Oscar nominee Sir Tom
Courtenay and Penelope Wilton as the
older Alice, gorgeously shot Summerland is
a sentimental tale from debut director
Jessica Swale which delivers an uplifting
story about the power of love and
friendship.
WINNER: Ray of Sunshine Award, Norwegian International Film Festival 2020
20Australian Premiere
THE MORE YOU IGNORE ME
B ased on Jo Brand's critically
acclaimed novel of the same name,
The More You Ignore Me is a poignant
DIRECTOR
Keith English
CAST
and darkly funny coming-of-age story of
Mark Addy
dysfunctional family life in 1980s rural
Sheridan Smith
England. Sally Phillips
Ella Hunt
Alice (Ella Hunt, also in this year’s Kat and
the Band) is a lonely Blackpool teenager
2018 | 90 min | CTC
struggling to escape from the shadow of Comedy
her mentally ill mother Gina (Sheridan United Kingdom
Smith) who has developed an unhealthy
obsession with the local weatherman.
Aided by her supportive and caring father “Good-natured,
Keith (Mark Addy, The Full Monty), Alice is
accompanied by a collection of colourful
big-hearted British
characters, including Alice's disordered comedy.”
grandmother (Sheila Hancock) and a The Guardian
deeply unprofessional GP (Sally Phillips),
who is rather keen on Keith.
Over the years, Alice struggles to relate to
her heavily medicated mum, and Gina
causes chaos when she comes up with a
plan to reconnect with her daughter. Set to
the songs of The Smiths, The More You
Ignore Me is a bittersweet comedy from
debut director Keith English that addresses
mental health issues and their impact on a
family.
WINNER: Best Comedy, National Film Awards UK 2019
21Australian Premiere
THE NEST
A psychological thriller of matrimonial
mind games, The Nest explores the
strains a transatlantic move puts on a
DIRECTOR
Sean Durkin
CAST
marriage.
Jude Law
Carrie Coon
Rory (Jude Law), an ambitious entrepreneur Anne Reid
and former commodities broker, persuades
his American wife Allison (Carrie Coon) and 2019 | 107 min | CTC
their children to leave the comforts of Drama, Thriller
suburban America and return to his native UK, Canada
England during the 1980s. Sensing oppor-
tunity, Rory rejoins his former firm and
leases a centuries-old country manor, with “Elegantly
grounds for Allison’s horses and plans to constructed and
build a stable.
precisely composed.”
But soon the promise of a lucrative new The Guardian
beginning starts to unravel as the family
buckles beneath an unaffordable lifestyle
and increasing isolation. As they head
towards an inevitable implosion, the couple
have to face the unwelcome truths lying
beneath the surface of their marriage.
Driven by superb performances from Jude
Law and Carrie Coon, writer-director Sean
Durkin's long awaited follow-up to his
debut Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) is
an accomplished family drama exploring
cultural misunderstandings and stifling
gender expectations.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Sundance Film Festival, 2020
22Australian Premiere
THE RACER
A captivating drama, The Racer
follows a seasoned support rider
who experiences the most dramatic three
DIRECTOR
Kieron J. Walsh
CAST
days of his life as he faces the end of his
Louis Talpe
career at the opening Irish stages of the
Matteo Simoni
notorious 1998 Tour de France. Tara Lee
Iain Glen
Belgian rider Dominique Chabol (Louis
Talpe), aged 39, has been one of the best
2020 | 95 min | CTC
“Domestiques” (support riders) on the Tour Drama
for the last 20 years. With the Tour about Ireland, Luxembourg,
to start, Dom is unceremoniously cut from Belgium
the Team he dedicated his life to. His best
mate and team masseur Sonny (Game of
Thrones star Iain Glen), fails to reassure him “A fresh take on
about his future but a chance meeting with
Lynn (Tara Lee), a young Irish doctor,
the sports drama
softens the blow and Dom starts to accept formula.”
the idea of civilian life. Film Threat
As he gears up to go home, another team-
mate is disqualified for doping and Dom is
thrown back in the saddle, with a shot
at achieving his secret desire to wear
the coveted race leader’s yellow jersey.
Reflecting on the issues plaguing the
sport, director Kieron J. Walsh provides
an engrossing film that highlights the
competitiveness and excitement of the
gruelling race.
23Australian Premiere
THE WARRIOR QUEEN OF JHANSI
A n epic historical drama, The Warrior
Queen of Jhansi tells the incredible
true story of Lakshmibai, the historic Queen
DIRECTOR
Swati Bhise
CAST
of Jhansi who fiercely led the fight against
Devika Bhise
the British East India Company in the
Jodhi May
infamous Sepoy Mutiny of 1857. Rupert Everett
Derek Jacobi
As a young woman, Lakshmibai (Devika
Bhise, who co-wrote the film with director
2019 | 102 min | CTC
Swati Bhise, her mother) married the Action, Biography,
Maharaja of Jhansi, Gangadhar Rao, Historical Drama
and became the Rani (Queen). Facing United Kingdom
increasingly oppressive British troops,
Rani Lakshmibai defies British East India
Company rule, allying with betrayed “Bringing emotion,
soldiers to form the Indian Rebellion.
drama, and truth to
Meanwhile, Queen Victoria (Jodhi May) and the forefront, this
Prime Minister Lord Palmerston (Derek is a film for every
Jacobi) rely on East India Company's rank-
ing officer, Sir Hugh Rose (Rupert Everett,
mother, daughter,
The Happy Prince BFF18) to negotiate - or grandmother, sister,
crush the rebellion. and friend - each a
The passion to free her province from
warrior every day
colonial rule led Lakshmibai to become one of their lives.”
of the greatest generals of the Indian army, The Guardian
going down in history for her bravery,
strategic acumen and as a force to reckon
with. A female-driven story, on and off-
screen, The Warrior Queen of Jhansi is the
story of a woman who lived, fought and
died for the freedom of her people.
WINNER: Impact Award, Vancouver International Women in Film Festival 2019
24Australian Premiere
THEN CAME YOU
A sweet romantic comedy, written by
and starring Kathie Lee Gifford,
Then Came You tells the tale of a lonely
DIRECTOR
Adriana Trigiani
CAST
widow who plans a trip around the world.
Kathie Lee Gifford
Suddenly widowed after a 32-year marriage, Craig Ferguson
Annabelle Wilson is alone. While reading Ford Kiernan
Elizabeth Hurley
her husband’s will, she discovers his wish to
be cremated and have his ashes put in ‘a
2020 | 98 min | M
box of chocolates’ because Forrest Gump Romantic Comedy
was his favourite movie. Deciding to fulfill USA, UK
her own dream, Annabelle makes a list of
their favourite 20 movies, sells her house
and hardware store, leaving her life in “Sincerely sweet
Nantucket behind.
and the objective…
She travels to Scotland first, in honour even sweeter.”
of Braveheart, where she is stunned and The Knockturnal
seduced by the sheer beauty of the Scottish
countryside. In Loch Lomond she checks
into an inn owned and operated by a crusty,
weathered Scotsman, Lord Howard (Craig
Ferguson). Polar opposites, Annabelle and
Howard develop an unlikely friendship,
changing their lives forever. But their
second chance at love is complicated, as
Howard is scheduled to be married at the
end of the week.
A natural chemistry simmers between the
two stars in Then Came You, an amusing
story of loneliness and new beginnings.
25MUSIC DOCUMENTARIES
Australian Premiere
ROCKFIELD: THE STUDIO ON THE FARM
I t is to recording studios what
Glastonbury is to music festivals - run
by farmers, on a working farm and fiercely
DIRECTOR
Hannah Berryman
CAST
independent. Celebrating the legendary
Ozzy Osbourne
Rockfield Studios, where Queen recorded
Liam Gallagher
“Bohemian Rhapsody” and Oasis created Chris Martin
“Wonderwall”, this documentary charts the Tim Burgess
rise of the studio from humble beginnings Kingsley Ward
to the professional operation it is today. Charles Ward
Fifty years ago, deep in the Welsh country- 2020 | 91 min | CTC
side, two brothers, Kingsley and Charles Music Documentary
Ward, were milking cows and preparing to United Kingdom
take over the family dairy farm - but
dreamed of making music. They had the
audacious idea to build a studio in their “An absolute joy
farmhouse attic, so animals were kicked out from start to finish.”
of barns and musicians were moved into
The Telegraph
Nan’s spare bedroom. Inadvertently, they
launched the world’s first independent
residential recording studio: Rockfield.
Told through archive, animation and
personal interviews, this documentary
shares the stories of the Ward family and
iconic musicians that made music and
mayhem at Rockfield over the decades,
including Black Sabbath, Queen, Led
Zeppelin, Iggy Pop, Simple Minds, Oasis,
The Stone Roses, and Coldplay.
Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm is a story
of rock’n’roll dreams intertwined with a
family business’ fight for survival in the face
of an ever-changing music landscape.
26WHITE RIOT
A An exploration of how punk
influenced politics in late-1970s
Britain, White Riot documents the formation
DIRECTOR
Rubika Shah
CAST
of the Rock Against Racism movement that
Red Saunders
put anti-racist politics at the heart of punk
Dennis Bovell
rock. Mykaell Riley
It’s 1970s UK, punk is exploding. The country
2019 | 84 min | MA15+
is deeply divided over immigration and
Music Documentary
the National Front, a far right and fascist United Kingdom
political party, is gaining strength. Out-
raged by a racist speech from Eric Clapton,
music photographer Red Saunders writes a
letter to the music press, calling for rock to
“An engaging
be a force against racism. historical story with
timely contemporary
Flooded with responses, Saunders teams up
with like-minded creatives Roger Huddle,
echoes.”
The Hollywood Reporter
Kate Webb, Syd Shelton and Australian
graphic designer Ruth Gregory to create
Rock Against Racism (RAR) and the fanzine
‘Temporary Hoarding’. Despite aggression
from the National Front, RAR spread virally
across the UK and the world, becoming a
grassroots youth movement that culminated
in a 100,000+ person march and concert
where The Clash famously performed a
raucous rendition of “White Riot”.
A lively debut from director Rubika Shah,
White Riot blends contemporary interviews
with archive footage to highlight how
music changed the world and a generation
challenged the status quo.
WINNER: Best Documentary Film, London Film Festival 2019
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the Way 1:30PM The Nest
OPENING NIGHT
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6.30PM Reception for
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7.00PM Reception for 5:50PM Blithe Spirit Visit the website for
7:30PM Film - Blithe Spirit 8:15PM The Nest by popular demand sessions.
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2:00PM A Bump Along on the Farm
the Way TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER
12:20PM A Call to Spy 7:00PM Blithe Spirit
4:30PM The Ladykillers 3:15PM Six Minutes
7:00PM Summerland (Film Only)
to Midnight
THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER 5:45PM Summerland WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER
11:30AM Kat And The Band 8:15PM Misbehaviour 11:45AM Misbehaviour
2:00PM Blithe Spirit 2:30PM The More You
SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER Ignore Me
4:30PM Six Minutes
11:30AM A Gift from Bob 5:00PM Kat and the Band
to Midnight
2:00PM Blithe Spirit 7:30PM A Call to Spy
7:00PM Days of the
4:30PM Then Came You
Bagnold Summer THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER
7:00PM The More You
FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER Ignore Me 12:00PM A Bump Along
10:00AM The More You the Way
Ignore Me MONDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2:30PM The Ladykillers
12:30PM Fanny Lye Deliver’d 11:15AM Rockfield: The Studio 5:00PM Then Came You
3:15PM White Riot on the Farm 7:30PM A Gift from Bob
5:15PM A Call to Spy 1:30PM The Elephant Man
8:15PM Ammonite 4:30PM Six Minutes FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER
to Midnight 10:45AM Rockfield: The Studio
SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER 7:00PM Kat And The Band on the Farm
10:00AM The Warrior Queen 1:00PM Six Minutes
of Jhansi TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER to Midnight
12:30PM Misbehaviour 11:40AM The Ladykillers 3:30PM Blithe Spirit
3:10PM The Nest 2:00PM Then Came You 6:00PM Misbehaviour
5:45PM Blithe Spirit 4:45PM Days of the 8:30PM Flash Gordon
8:15PM Then Came You Bagnold Summer
7:00PM Ammonite SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER
SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER 10:10AM A Bump Along
11:00AM Starfish WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER the Way
1:30PM Six Minutes 11:30AM Six Minutes 12:30PM Ammonite
to Midnight to Midnight 3:20PM Misbehaviour
4:00PM Ammonite 2:00PM Summerland 6:00PM Six Minutes
7:00PM Misbehaviour 4:30PM The More You to Midnight
Ignore Me 8:30PM Rockfield: The Studio
MONDAY 16 NOVEMBER 7:00PM The Nest
11:30AM A Gift from Bob on the Farm
2:00PM Days of the THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER
Bagnold Summer 11:15AM Flash Gordon 12:00PM Fanny Lye Deliver’d
4:15PM The Nest 2:00PM Starfish 2:45PM Blithe Spirit
7:00PM The Racer 4:30PM Blithe Spirit 5:15PM Days of the
7:00PM A Call to Spy Bagnold Summer
TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER
11:00AM The Elephant Man FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER 7:30PM The Warrior Queen
2:00PM Six Minutes 10:45AM Then Came You of Jhansi
to Midnight 1:10PM Rockfield: The Studio MONDAY 16 NOVEMBER
4:30PM Then Came You on the Farm 11:30AM The Elephant Man
7:00PM Misbehaviour 3:30PM A Gift from Bob 2:20PM Misbehaviour
WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER 5:45PM Six Minutes 5:00PM Summerland
11:20AM Blithe Spirit to Midnight 7:30PM The More You
1:45PM A Call to Spy 8:15PM Fanny Lye Deliver’d Ignore Me
4:45PM Rockfield: The Studio SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER
on the Farm TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER
10:30AM A Bump Along 11:30AM The Ladykillers
7:00PM A Bump Along the Way
the Way 2:00PM The Nest
12:50PM White Riot 5:00PM A Gift from Bob
THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER 3:00PM Blithe Spirit 7:30PM Days of the
11:00AM The Racer 5:30PM Ammonite Bagnold Summer
1:30PM The Nest 8:15PM The More You
4:15PM Flash Gordon Ignore Me
7:00PM A Gift from Bob
30PALACE CENTRAL FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER
(cont.) 10:30AM The Warrior Queen 2:00PM Days of the
of Jhansi Bagnold Summer
WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER
1:00PM White Riot 4:15PM Misbehaviour
11:30AM Then Came You
3:15PM The Nest 7:00PM A Gift from Bob
2:00PM The Nest
6:00PM Blithe Spirit
4:45PM Flash Gordon THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER
8:30PM Starfish
7:30PM Six Minutes 2:00PM Rockfield: The Studio
to Midnight SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER on the Farm
10:45AM A Gift from Bob 4:30PM A Bump Along
THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER 1:00PM Six Minutes the Way
12:15PM Blithe Spirit to Midnight 7:00PM Blithe Spirit
2:45PM Starfish 3:30PM Then Came You
5:15PM Days of the FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER
6:00PM The Nest 1:45PM The Nest
Bagnold Summer 8:40PM Kat and the Band
7:30PM Ammonite 4:30PM A Gift from Bob
SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER 7:00PM Misbehaviour
FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER 11:00AM The More You
10:30AM A Call to Spy SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER
Ignore Me 11:00AM Then Came You
1:15PM Rockfield: The Studio 1:30PM A Call to Spy
on the Farm 1:30PM Blithe Spirit
4:30PM Ammonite 4:00PM Ammonite
3:30PM Six Minutes
to Midnight Visit the website for by popular 7:00PM Six Minutes
6:00PM Summerland demand sessions. to Midnight
8:30PM White Riot SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER
11:00AM The Elephant Man
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10:20AM The Nest TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 4:30PM A Bump Along
1:00PM The Racer 7:30PM Blithe Spirit the Way
3:30PM A Gift from Bob (Film Only) 7:00PM White Riot
6:00PM Blithe Spirit
8:30PM Ammonite WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER MONDAY 23 NOVEMBER
1:45PM Flash Gordon 2:00PM Then Came You
SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER 4:30PM Then Came You 4:30PM Starfish
11:45AM Misbehaviour 7:00PM The Nest 7:00PM Days of the
2:15PM Summerland Bagnold Summer
4:45PM The Nest THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER
7:30PM Six Minutes 2:00PM Summerland TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER
to Midnight 4:30PM The More You 2:00PM Six Minutes
Ignore Me to Midnight
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11:30AM Six Minutes 7:00PM The More You
to Midnight FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER Ignore Me
2:10PM The Nest 2:00PM A Bump Along
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7:00PM Six Minutes 4:30PM Blithe Spirit
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11:00AM Days of the
2:30PM Blithe Spirit 2:00PM The Nest
Bagnold Summer
5:00PM Rockfield: The Studio 4:40PM Rockfield: The Studio
1:15PM The Nest
on the Farm on the Farm
4:00PM A Call to Spy
7:30PM Then Came You 7:00PM Summerland
7:00PM Misbehaviour
WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER
11:00AM The Nest 11:30AM The Warrior Queen 1:30PM The Racer
1:30PM The Elephant Man of Jhansi 4:00PM A Call to Spy
4:30PM A Call to Spy 2:00PM Summerland 7:00PM Ammonite
7:30PM Summerland 4:30PM Blithe Spirit SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER
THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER 7:00PM Six Minutes 11:30AM The Ladykillers
12:00PM The Racer to Midnight 2:00PM Rockfield: The Studio
2:30PM A Bump Along MONDAY 16 NOVEMBER on the Farm
the Way 1:45PM Blithe Spirit 4:20PM The Nest
5:00PM The More You 4:15PM Fanny Lye Deliver’d 7:00PM Blithe Spirit
Ignore Me 7:00PM Misbehaviour SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER
7:30PM Days of the 11:00AM Six Minutes
Bagnold Summer TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER
2:00PM The More You to Midnight
Ignore Me 1:30PM Ammonite
4:30PM Six Minutes 4:30PM A Gift from Bob
to Midnight Visit the website for
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TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER
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7:00PM Blithe Spirit
3:30PM The More You 3:45PM Blithe Spirit
(Film Only)
Ignore Me
6:00PM Six Minutes Visit the website for
WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER by popular demand sessions.
11:15AM Six Minutes to Midnight
to Midnight 8:30PM Then Came You
1:45PM Days of the
SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER
Bagnold Summer
1:00PM A Bump Along
4:00PM Blithe Spirit
the Way
6:30PM Misbehaviour
3:15PM Days of the
THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER Bagnold Summer
11:00AM The Nest 5:30PM Misbehaviour
1:30PM A Call to Spy 8:15PM The Nest
4:20PM The Racer
SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER
6:45PM Rockfield: The Studio
10:40AM Rockfield: The Studio
on the Farm
on the Farm
FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER 1:00PM Six Minutes
1:00PM A Gift from Bob to Midnight
3:30PM Then Came You 3:30PM Ammonite
6:00PM Blithe Spirit 6:30PM A Call to Spy
8:30PM Starfish
MONDAY 23 NOVEMBER
SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER 11:00AM The More You
11:00AM Blithe Spirit Ignore Me
1:20PM Fanny Lye Deliver’d 1:30PM Blithe Spirit
4:00PM Six Minutes 4:00PM A Gift from Bob
to Midnight 6:30PM Misbehaviour
6:00PM Ammonite
TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER
8:45PM Summerland
10:45AM Starfish
SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER 1:10PM The Nest
11:00AM A Gift from Bob 3:45PM Fanny Lye Deliver’d
1:15PM Misbehaviour 6:30PM Blithe Spirit
3:50PM The Nest
WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER
6:30PM Then Came You
11:10AM The Warrior Queen
MONDAY 16 NOVEMBER of Jhansi
11:00AM Flash Gordon 1:40PM Rockfield: The Studio
1:45PM A Bump Along on the Farm
the Way 4:00PM A Bump Along
4:15PM White Riot the Way
6:30PM Ammonite 6:30PM Days of the
Bagnold Summer
TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER
11:00AM Blithe Spirit THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER
1:30PM Misbehaviour 11:00AM The Ladykillers
4:00PM Rockfield: The Studio 1:15PM Fanny Lye Deliver’d
on the Farm 4:00PM Six Minutes
6:30PM Summerland to Midnight
6:30PM A Gift from Bob
WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER
11:00AM Six Minutes FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER
to Midnight 12:30PM The Elephant Man
1:30PM Kat And The Band 3:30PM A Bump Along
3:50PM The Nest the Way
6:30PM The More You 6:00PM The More You
Ignore Me Ignore Me
8:30PM The Nest
THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER
11:00AM The Nest SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER
1:30PM Six Minutes 12:00PM A Call to Spy
to Midnight 3:00PM Ammonite
4:00PM Summerland 6:00PM Summerland
6:30PM A Call to Spy 8:30PM Six Minutes
to Midnight
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12:00PM A Call to Spy
TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER
2:45PM Six Minutes
OPENING NIGHT
to Midnight
7.00PM Reception for
5:15PM White Riot
7:30PM Film - Blithe Spirit
7:30PM Summerland
WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER
SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER
12:00PM Misbehaviour
12:00PM The Racer
2:30PM The More You
2:30PM A Gift from Bob
Ignore Me
5:00PM Blithe Spirit
5:00PM Kat and the Band
7:30PM Ammonite
7:30PM A Call to Spy
SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER
THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER
11:45AM Misbehaviour
12:00PM A Bump Along
2:15PM Summerland
the Way
4:45PM The Nest
2:30PM The Ladykillers
7:30PM Six Minutes
5:00PM Then Came You
to Midnight
7:30PM A Gift from Bob
MONDAY 23 NOVEMBER
FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER
11:45AM Six Minutes
12:00PM Rockfield: The Studio
to Midnight
on the Farm
2:10PM The Nest
2:30PM Six Minutes
4:45PM Fanny Lye Deliver’d
to Midnight
7:30PM Summerland
5:00PM Blithe Spirit
7:30PM Misbehaviour TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER
11:45AM A Bump Along
SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER
the Way
11:30AM A Bump Along
2:15PM Blithe Spirit
the Way
4:45PM Flash Gordon
1:45PM Ammonite
7:30PM Rockfield: The Studio
4:45PM Misbehaviour
on the Farm
7:30PM Six Minutes
to Midnight WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER
11:45AM The Nest
SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER
2:10PM The Elephant Man
12:00PM Fanny Lye Deliver’d
5:00PM The More You
2:45PM Blithe Spirit
Ignore Me
5:15PM Days of the
7:30PM Then Came You
Bagnold Summer
7:30PM The Warrior Queen THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER
of Jhansi 12:00PM Rockfield: The Studio
on the Farm
MONDAY 16 NOVEMBER
2:30PM A Bump Along
11:30AM The Elephant Man
the Way
2:20PM Misbehaviour
5:00PM The Ladykillers
5:00PM Summerland
7:30PM Days of the
7:30PM The More You
Bagnold Summer
Ignore Me
FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER
TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER
12:00PM Then Came You
11:30AM The Nest
2:20PM The Nest
2:10PM A Call to Spy
5:00PM Starfish
5:00PM A Gift from Bob
7:30PM Blithe Spirit
7:30PM Days of the
Bagnold Summer SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER
12:00PM A Gift from Bob
WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER
2:30PM Six Minutes
11:30AM Then Came You
to Midnight
2:00PM The Nest
5:00PM Kat and the Band
5:00PM Rockfield: The Studio
7:30PM The Nest
on the Farm
7:30PM Six Minutes SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER
to Midnight 11:00AM The More You
Ignore Me
THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER
1:30PM A Call to Spy
12:00PM Blithe Spirit
4:30PM Ammonite
2:45PM Starfish
5:15PM Days of the Visit the website for
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7:30PM Ammonite
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At the time of going to print nationally we intend for sessions to
proceed - pending government restrictions - alternately check
the website for revised dates.
PALACE WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER
CINEMA COMO 12:00PM A Bump Along 10:30AM Flash Gordon
the Way 1:15PM White Riot
TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2:20PM The Nest 3:20PM The Nest
Opening Night 5:00PM Then Came You 6:00PM Blithe Spirit
6.30PM Arrivals for 7:30PM Six Minutes 8:30PM Starfish
7:00PM Film - Blithe Spirit to Midnight
SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER
WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER 10:30AM Six Minutes
11:45AM Misbehaviour 12:00PM Blithe Spirit to Midnight
2:30PM The More You 2:20PM The Elephant Man 1:00PM A Gift from Bob
Ignore Me 5:15PM Days of the 3:30PM Then Came You
5:00PM Kat and the Band Bagnold Summer 6:00PM The Nest
7:30PM A Call to Spy 7:30PM Ammonite 8:40PM Kat and the Band
THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER
10:40AM The Elephant Man 10:30AM A Call to Spy 11:00AM The More You
1:30PM The Ladykillers 1:15PM Rockfield: The Studio Ignore Me
3:45PM Days of the on the Farm 1:30PM A Call to Spy
Bagnold Summer 3:30PM Six Minutes 4:30PM Ammonite
6:00PM A Gift from Bob to Midnight
8:15PM Then Came You 6:00PM Summerland Visit the website for
8:30PM White Riot by popular demand sessions.
FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER
10:45AM Rockfield: The Studio SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER
on the Farm 10:20AM The Nest PALACE BALWYN
1:00PM Six Minutes 1:00PM The Racer TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER
to Midnight 3:30PM A Gift from Bob 7:00PM Blithe Spirit
3:30PM Blithe Spirit 6:00PM Blithe Spirit (Film Only)
6:00PM Misbehaviour 8:30PM Ammonite
8:30PM Flash Gordon WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER
SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER 11:20AM The Racer
SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER 10:00AM Blithe Spirit 1:45PM Flash Gordon
10:15AM A Bump Along 12:15PM Misbehaviour 4:30PM Then Came You
the Way 2:45PM Summerland 7:00PM The Nest
12:40PM Rockfield: The Studio 5:15PM The Nest
on the Farm 8:00PM Six Minutes THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER
3:00PM Ammonite to Midnight 11:20AM The Nest
6:00PM Six Minutes 2:00PM Summerland
to Midnight MONDAY 23 NOVEMBER
4:30PM The More You
8:30PM Misbehaviour 12:00PM Six Minutes
Ignore Me
to Midnight
7:00PM Ammonite
SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2:20PM The Nest
10:10AM A Gift from Bob 4:50PM Fanny Lye Deliver’d FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER
12:30PM Fanny Lye Deliver’d 7:30PM Summerland 10:30AM Days of the
3:15PM Blithe Spirit Bagnold Summer
TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER
5:45PM Days of the 12:40PM The Elephant Man
12:00PM A Bump Along
Bagnold Summer 3:30PM The Nest
the Way
8:00PM The Warrior Queen 6:00PM Six Minutes
2:30PM Blithe Spirit
of Jhansi to Midnight
5:00PM Rockfield: The Studio
on the Farm 8:30PM Summerland
MONDAY 16 NOVEMBER
12:00PM Then Came You 7:30PM Then Came You SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER
2:20PM Misbehaviour WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER 10:00AM The Nest
5:00PM Summerland 11:30AM The Nest 12:30PM A Gift from Bob
7:30PM The More You 2:00PM The Racer 2:50PM A Call to Spy
Ignore Me 4:30PM A Call to Spy 6:00PM Misbehaviour
7:30PM Summerland 8:30PM Days of the
TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER Bagnold Summer
12:00PM The Nest THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER
2:40PM The Ladykillers 12:00PM The Warrior Queen SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER
5:00PM Starfish of Jhansi 10:00AM Then Came You
7:30PM Days of the 2:30PM A Bump Along 12:30PM Ammonite
Bagnold Summer the Way 3:15PM Summerland
5:00PM The More You 5:45PM Blithe Spirit
Ignore Me
7:30PM Days of the
Bagnold Summer
35MELBOURNE SCHEDULE
At the time of going to print nationally we intend for sessions to
proceed - pending government restrictions - alternately check
the website for revised dates.
PALACE BALWYN TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER
(cont.) 11:30AM Blithe Spirit 10:30AM The Nest
2:00PM Six Minutes 1:00PM Summerland
MONDAY 16 NOVEMBER
to Midnight 3:30PM A Bump Along
11:30AM The Warrior Queen
4:30PM Kat and the Band the Way
of Jhansi
7:00PM The More You 5:45PM Ammonite
2:00PM Blithe Spirit
Ignore Me 8:30PM The More You
4:30PM Six Minutes
Ignore Me
to Midnight WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER
7:00PM Misbehaviour 11:30AM A Gift from Bob SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER
1:45PM Fanny Lye Deliver’d 10:10AM A Gift from Bob
TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER 4:30PM Blithe Spirit 12:30PM Six Minutes
11:30AM The More You 7:00PM Six Minutes to Midnight
Ignore Me to Midnight 3:00PM Misbehaviour
2:00PM A Bump Along 5:30PM Summerland
the Way THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER
8:00PM The Nest
4:30PM Six Minutes 11:15AM The Ladykillers
to Midnight 1:45PM The Nest SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER
7:00PM A Call to Spy 4:15PM Rockfield: The Studio 10:00AM White Riot
on the Farm 12:00PM The More You
WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER 7:00PM Summerland Ignore Me
11:30AM Rockfield: The Studio 2:30PM A Call to Spy
on the Farm FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER 5:30PM Misbehaviour
2:00PM Days of the 10:20AM Then Came You
Bagnold Summer 12:40PM The Racer MONDAY 16 NOVEMBER
4:15PM Misbehaviour 3:00PM A Call to Spy 11:00AM Days of the
7:00PM A Gift from Bob 6:00PM Ammonite Bagnold Summer
8:45PM Kat and the Band 1:15PM The Nest
THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER 4:00PM The Racer
11:30AM A Bump Along SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER 6:30PM Kat And The Band
the Way 10:15AM Flash Gordon
1:45PM The More You 1:00PM Rockfield: The Studio TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER
Ignore Me on the Farm 11:00AM Fanny Lye Deliver’d
4:15PM Fanny Lye Deliver’d 3:15PM The Nest 1:30PM Six Minutes
7:00PM Blithe Spirit 6:00PM Blithe Spirit to Midnight
8:30PM A Bump Along 4:00PM Blithe Spirit
FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER the Way 6:30PM A Gift from Bob
10:40AM The Ladykillers
SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER
1:00PM The Nest
10:40AM White Riot 11:15AM Then Came You
3:40PM A Gift from Bob
12:45PM The Warrior Queen 1:45PM The Warrior Queen
6:00PM Misbehaviour
of Jhansi of Jhansi
8:40PM Starfish
3:15PM Six Minutes 4:15PM Days of the
SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER to Midnight Bagnold Summer
10:30AM Rockfield: The Studio 6:30PM Summerland
on the Farm Visit the website for
12:45PM Blithe Spirit by popular demand sessions. THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER
3:10PM Ammonite 11:00AM Rockfield: The Studio
6:00PM Six Minutes on the Farm
to Midnight PALACE 1:15PM Then Came You
8:30PM A Call to Spy BRIGHTON BAY 3:45PM Misbehaviour
TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 6:30PM A Bump Along
SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER 7:00PM Blithe Spirit the Way
10:00AM Then Came You (Film Only) FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER
12:30PM Misbehaviour
WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 10:00AM Starfish
3:15PM A Bump Along
11:00AM A Bump Along 12:30PM Blithe Spirit
the Way
the Way 2:45PM The Elephant Man
5:45PM Fanny Lye Deliver’d
1:20PM A Gift from Bob 5:30PM Six Minutes
MONDAY 23 NOVEMBER 3:45PM The Nest to Midnight
11:30AM The Elephant Man 6:45PM Six Minutes 8:00PM Blithe Spirit
2:15PM White Riot to Midnight SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER
4:30PM Starfish 10:00AM Summerland
7:00PM Days of the THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER
11:00AM Six Minutes 12:30PM Misbehaviour
Bagnold Summer 3:00PM Then Came You
to Midnight
1:30PM Misbehaviour 5:30PM Ammonite
4:00PM Then Came You 8:20PM Six Minutes
6:30PM Fanny Lye Deliver’d to Midnight
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